Department of Anesthesiology Archive — Page 15 of 15

Man in a light green shirt seated beside a microscope in a laboratory setting.
December 6, 2012

Research becomes personal for Delpire

Eric Delpire, Ph.D., professor of Anesthesiology, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics and director of the Anesthesiology Basic Science Research Division, has spent the past 15 years developing genetically altered mice for use in scientific research, and he now knows the value of his research in a very personal way.

By Jill Clendening
Composite grid of 17 headshots arranged in two rows, each labeled with a surname: Aschner, Beth, Caprioli, Chalkley, Coffey, Cone, Conn, Delpire, Emerson, Harrison, Mchaourab, Pietenpol, Roden, Stassun, Tansey, Vermund, and Wright.
November 29, 2012

Record number elected AAAS fellows

Seventeen members of Vanderbilt University’s faculty have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) this year.

By Bill Snyder
Portrait of a smiling man with curly gray hair wearing a white medical coat and blue tie.
November 15, 2012

Weinger elected fellow of Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Matthew Weinger, M.D., professor of Anesthesiology, Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education, has been elected a fellow of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society in recognition of his achievements and contributions to the society.

By Jill Clendening
Two doctors in white coats stand side by side in a hospital corridor, facing the camera and smiling.
November 15, 2012

Grant to bolster care of ventilated ICU patients

Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators have received a $2.8 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to continue studying ways to improve sedation management for intensive care unit patients who are on mechanical ventilators.

By Jill Clendening
Four adults pose together in a hospital corridor: three women alongside a man wearing a white medical coat and tie.
May 22, 2012

Vanderbilt lands significant patient-centered research grant

Patients and their families will have a more active role and voice in research designed to improve the quality and safety of patient care, thanks to a federal grant received by Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers.

By Jill Clendening
White outline of a human head on a chalkboard, with colorful overlapping sticky notes marked with question marks inside the head.
April 17, 2012

Pathways to delirium in the ICU

Study suggests that the “kynurenine” biochemical pathway could be a target for reducing delirium and coma in critically ill patients.

By Leigh MacMillan